assert
verb (used with object)
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver.
have asserted
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present perfectof assert.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But builders have asserted that contracts and warranties signed with homeowners shield them from liability for the claims and that often mold problems are the fault of poor maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
EU officials have asserted that the risks for Belgium of a successful legal challenge are small -- an argument rebutted by the straight-talking De Wever.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
Since the collapse of Girardi’s firm in late 2020, his lawyers have asserted he is in the grip of cognitive decline, and that continued Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Under ordinary circumstances her pride would have asserted itself, and she would have resolved—since he had ignored her—never to speak to him again.
From A Gamble with Life by Silas K. (Silas Kitto) Hocking
